Chapter 15, First in the Grade (Typo corrected)
After dinner, Gu Shu took a test paper out of his bag and handed it to Gu Yin: "I got this from our teacher. The answers are written in it. Check it and see how many points you can get. I won't take the Chinese and English test papers because they require writing."
Gu Yin took the test paper, recalled her answers, looked at it for a while, and then smiled as she handed it to Gu Shu: "All of you got the math right."
"Great job, Ayin! You're definitely going to be in the experimental class! Keep up the good work, if you get first place in a subject in the midterm exams, you'll get a certificate and five yuan too!"
Midterm exams are a school-wide assessment that takes place after half a semester's worth of courses. They are similar to final exams, except that midterm exams only test what has been learned previously.
"We'll kill a chicken to make up for it when we get back tomorrow! Everyone's worked so hard these past few days!" Li Mingfang announced happily.
Once they get into the experimental class, they're one step closer to getting into the county's high school. Every year, there are a dozen or so junior high school students from their village, but only one or two get into the county's top high school, and another one or two get into the county's experimental high school. The rest all go out to work. If a good student can get into the county's high school, which family wouldn't be happy?
Thinking of this, she turned back to Gu Le and said, "Le, look, all the older brothers and sisters have gotten into the experimental class. You have to work hard too, and try to get into the experimental class when you go to middle school, do you hear me?"
Gu Le nodded seriously: "I know!"
Gu Yin smiled and patted his head.
At midnight, Gu Yin was fast asleep when suddenly a beep sounded, accompanied by a emotionless electronic voice.
"Main quest to get into the experimental class completed, reward 1 point; Side quest to get into the top three completed, system shop open; due to the host exceeding the side quest requirements, reward 2 points; hope the host will continue to work hard!"
Gu Yin opened her eyes and saw the words "System Shop Open?" floating in large red on the transparent panel in front of her.
Gu Yin reached out and clicked "Yes". The interface changed.
The interface is divided into two main categories: a basic version with blue buttons that indicate it can be opened, and a world version with gray buttons that indicate it cannot be opened.
Gu Yin clicked the blue button, and a new page appeared, containing many pictures. Each picture had a description of the item and the number of points required.
Gu Yin found the Restoration Pill from the cultivation world that 001 had mentioned before. It was a low-grade pill, worth 3 points, and its effect was to nourish the essence and spirit.
Gu Yin looked at 001: "The results of the split-exam are out? I'm in the top three?"
001 nodded: "That's right, your school's teachers are working overtime to grade papers, and the rankings are already out."
"What does 'exceeding the target for the side quest' mean? Does it mean I'm number one?"
001 continued nodding: "That's right. Whether it's a main quest or a side quest, if you exceed the requirements, you'll get a reward. The reward isn't necessarily points, but most of the time it will be something you need at the time!"
Gu Yin looked at 001 speechlessly: "Restoration Pill, 3 points, you're just passing the buck?"
001 laughed: "You can be like my master, never using even a single point."
Gu Yin ignored it and looked back at the leaderboard. After thinking for a while, she said, "Add all three points to Intelligence."
"Huh, aren't you buying a Restoration Pill?"
Gu Yin shook her head: "No, I used to be an actress. Staying up all night is nothing to me. Let's add it."
001 blinked: "If you don't give me luck, how about some beauty? You look a bit shabby right now."
"I'll put all the points into Intelligence, and then add them to Luck next time I have more points." Intelligence is what she needs most right now. She didn't do very well in her junior high school courses in her previous life, which made high school studies even more difficult. So she needs to improve her intelligence. How can she move forward if she doesn't have a solid foundation? Then there's Luck. Beauty has no appeal to Gu Yin at all. She's not bad-looking to begin with. Otherwise, how could she have gotten a role in that web series in her previous life? She doesn't have any anxiety about her appearance, and after this winter, she'll be back to her original fair complexion.
Seeing that she insisted, 001 stopped trying to persuade her: "Alright, add it."
Gu Yin looked at the panel; the bound object was Gu Yin.
Stamina: 70, not bad (would collapse in a strong wind).
Intelligence: 60+3, just average (better than an idiot).
Beauty, 50, just passing grade (the beauty elixir of the cultivation world is worth having).
Your luck is terrible, a 20 out of 10 (I've never seen anyone as unlucky as you!).
Seeing the luck section, Gu Yin paused for a moment and asked 001, "I haven't noticed any bad luck lately, is there something wrong with your data?"
001 rolled her eyes again: "It's not just you who's unlucky right now, it's your whole life that's unlucky. This basic data can be considered your original data from your past life. Go back and do more tasks."
Gu Yin closed her eyes and stopped communicating. She knew what 001 meant. The data from her previous life meant that her luck was almost gone. Obviously, the other party was really powerful. They had ruined her family and people and still wouldn't let go until they took her life. Just wait, one day she would personally deal with the person behind it!
The next day, as soon as they arrived at the entrance of Class 5, Zhao Xiaomin quickly ran over and grabbed Gu Yin's hand: "We're in the same class! We're both in Class 1! Let's sit together!"
"The list is out? Where is it?" Gu Yin hadn't seen the list anywhere along the way.
Qin Xueming followed and, after hearing Gu Yin's words, pointed to the blackboard at the back of the classroom and said, "It's posted on the blackboard at the back of the classroom! Goodness, have you been eating pig brains all summer? First place! You're at the very top! I didn't see the score, but I heard that the list is arranged by total score! Hehe, we're still in the same class, and the class monitor and Song Pengfei are also in the same class. Song Pengfei and I have agreed that I'll sit behind you! I'll enjoy the holy light of academic geniuses every day!"
Gu Yin walked to the blackboard and looked at the list. She was indeed first, Zhao Xiaomin was second, Song Pengfei was third, she didn't recognize the fourth, Wang Yanni was sixth, Qin Xueming was exactly fiftieth, and Li Xiaohua was in Class 2.
After seeing the familiar names, Gu Yin walked out of the crowd. First place was only temporary. Whether she could maintain it depended on her efforts. Starting from the same point, some people were smarter than her, and some were more diligent. Without the help of the system, if she wanted to maintain first place, she would really have to fight with her life on the line. It's okay, she was already prepared!
"Should we move the books to Class 1 now, or wait for the teacher to arrive?" The classroom was in a mess, and you could see people carrying books outside waiting.
Qin Xueming said smugly, "Let's move over now! Come on, the class representative and I have already chosen a spot, it's in the third row, third section! I've already put a few books there to reserve the spot! See, am I reliable?"
Gu Yin patted his shoulder: "Thanks, bro."
Class 1 was at the end of the corridor. When they arrived, Wang Yanni was directing the class from the podium. Seeing them coming, she scolded them with a displeased expression, "You haven't even arrived yet, and you've already taken up the seats. What are the other students supposed to think of you? You have absolutely no sense of order."
Qin Xueming put the books down and sneered, "What's wrong, Miss? You can't stand it? Then go tell the teacher! I openly and honestly swapped my tape recorder with those guys in the back! They have no problem with it, I have no problem with it, but you have a problem with it?"
The boy behind them heard this and quickly stood up to reply, "Qin Xueming lent us his tape recorder so we could listen to music, and we gave them our seats in return. It's a fair trade, and even if the teacher comes, they won't say anything. So don't meddle!"
Some students in Class 1 were not assigned to other places, so they continued to sit in their original seats. Zhao Xiaomin was not very tall and could not see from the back, so Qin Xueming took out a newly bought small tape recorder and let the boys listen to it, promising them that if they had any tapes, they could come and get them anytime. That's how the seats at the third and fourth tables in the third group came about.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Wang Yanni angrily ran out.
Qin Xueming put down his book and said speechlessly, "Tch, she must have gone to tattle on me to the teacher again. She was the same way in elementary school. She would cry if someone else did better than her, and she would cry if the teacher praised others but not her! So annoying!"
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